Pattern and process of present tree-limits in the Tärna region, southern Swedish Lapland

• Main Author: Leif Kullman
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Geographical Society of Finland 1991
• Subjects: envir; geo; Tärna; Northern Sweden; Lapland
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/14f34cb1729b441aa3d004762a02f095

Potential natural tree-limits for Betula pubescens, Picea abies, Pinus sylvestris and Alnus incana were assessed in the Tärna region of northern Sweden. Analyses of age structure and annual growth increment were used to draw inferences about tree limit dynamism in relation to climatic variability. T...